Re: Mersenne: GIMPS in Science News

[Stefan Struiker]

Our machines are getting faster, wider, better.  Itanium!  Williamette!
On to victory! And someone is going to find that double-time code
breakthrough to get us all there at twice the speed.
Where is Alan Turing when we really need him?!
Stefanovic
Frank_A_L_I_N_Y wrote:

> what aobut the fact that our tests will take longer and longer as the
> exponents get larger
>
> Frank

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